boba
Taiwanese tea drink
Boba is a tea-based drink featuring chewy tapioca pearls, originating in Taiwan.
The pearls settle at the bottom and are sucked up through an oversized straw.
Boba can refer to the drink itself or just the pearls: Let's get boba, I love the boba in this.
Also called bubble tea.
The drink comes in countless flavors, from classic milk tea to fruit blends.
Resisting easy biting
- tapiocaCassava-derived starch
- pearlsIridescent oyster-made gems
- gummySticky and soft
- squishySoft and easily compressed
bouncy · gelatinous · jelly · soft · mochi · elastic · sago · pudding
Cassava starch spheres
- milk teaTea blended with dairy
- strawTube for sipping
- toppingsAdded ingredients on food
- beverageLiquid for consumption
milky · iced · creamy · blended · frothy · matcha · taro · jasmine
Disputed East Asian island-state
- TaipeiCapital of Taiwan
- TaichungTaiwanese central city
- night marketOutdoor vendors after dark
- inventionNew device or method
Visually appealing for sharing
- viralSpreading quickly online
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
Gen Z · millennials · fad · foodie · urban · popularity · social media · photogenic
chewy
Resisting easy biting
squishy · bouncy · gelatinous · jelly · soft · mochi · elastic · sago · pudding · springy
tapioca pearls
Cassava starch spheres
beverage · milky · iced · creamy · blended · frothy · matcha · taro · jasmine · mango
Taiwan
Disputed East Asian island-state
- TaipeiCapital of Taiwan
- TaichungTaiwanese central city
- night marketOutdoor vendors after dark
invention · origin · tea shops · Taiwanese cuisine · street food
Instagrammable
Visually appealing for sharing
- viralSpreading quickly online
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
hype · Gen Z · millennials · fad · foodie · urban · popularity · social media · photogenic · lifestyle
- teagreen tea, black tea, oolong, white tea, Darjeeling
- boba teatapioca pearls, pearls, milk tea, brown sugar, tapioca
- bobatapioca pearls, black pearls, white pearls
- cassava foodscassava bread, cassava flour, cassava fries, cassava leaves, cassava root
- cold drinksiced tea, lemonade, iced coffee, smoothie, sweet tea
- Drink Additionssimple syrup, bitters, grenadine, lime juice, lemon juice
bobablack tea
Fully oxidized leaf infusion
unsweetened tea · loose leaf tea · hot tea · green tea · English breakfast tea
- boba teaBeverage with chewy pearls
- Boba Fett
- boba shopTapioca tea vendor
- brown sugar bobaSweetened tapioca milk drink
- boba strawWide tube for tapioca drinks
- popping bobaJuice-filled edible spheres